I think I'm with Will Boericke. I tried a number of bikes and tires the last few years, and during that same time my riding migrated to two to three hour group rides, everybody else on all carbon.
Tried to tell myself how much I liked the larger tires, or that they were faster. but ... I've gone from a brief extreme of 700x55 Rene Herse whatever-they-were-called slicks, to my overwhelmingly preferred 28mm tires. Continental GP5000s, to be exact. I fly up hills. Long hills. Memories of my RB-1. Now I'm on the lookout for nice 58-62cm steel frame to match! What brought all this on? Last year's pesky sub-$200 bike challenge, and a NOS $140 Aluxx Giant Defy 5. Sweet clunker, but I'd love to be on Ritchey, or Black Mountain, or Waterford, Gunnar, Soma, Roadini? - Chris On Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 1:14:36 PM UTC-7 Will Boericke wrote: > If I'm riding on pavement for more than 2 hours, at my weight I don't want > more than 28mm tires. Or at least this is what I tell myself to justify > the number of bikes I have ... > > Will > > On Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 1:37:51 PM UTC-4 Peter Bridge wrote: > >> Because you have very specific circumstances, and one bike, I think the >> real question is, has anybody in my specific circumstances switched back? >> >> I live in the country and I ride road bikes for pleasure/sport. I went to >> 42, pulled back to 38 (only one of my bikes would clear those), and ended >> up with Grand Bois 30. >> >> The specific bike and the riding position affect this decision. I like >> fatter tires on an upright bike, and skinnier tires on a drop bar bike. My >> Rivendell All-Rounder has 26x2.3. >> >> ~pb >> >> On Friday, May 9, 2025 at 8:09:41 AM UTC-7 Michael Morrissey wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I'm riding my Appaloosa with 29x2.0" tires (aka 700 by 50mm), and after >>> doing the Five Boro Bike Tour, I was thinking about going to skinnier >>> tires. But, I'm not sure about it. I enjoy the comfort and ability to hop >>> curbs that comes with the current tire size. >>> >>> Has anyone here gone back to, let's say 700x35 tires on their bike >>> instead of the big 2" tires? Let's assume I have one bike and I bike 15 >>> miles everyday in the city. >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9d110266-4407-4b1b-94f5-8731768153c2n%40googlegroups.com.
